Deployment 2019-20 booking season begins

[WaveSplasher]

I thought I read somewhere its going to be a new Q class that was coming to Southampton

 

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You will get Quantum or Anthem in 2020 that will homeport in Southampton. Not that new but it will work out!

 

On another note, it could be Quantum. As Spectrum will be replacing Ovation and Quantum. But she will need a refit to suit her to the UK market.

[harz99]

^ might happen is she's delivered early - there seems to be quite a bit of that going around.

Early delivery is okay IF the ship is finished and fully ready to go. The last time Royal gave the UK a brand new ship it wasn't fully ready, and got no end of bad press, hopefully they learnt from that fiasco.

 

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[woodscruise]

You will get Quantum or Anthem in 2020 that will homeport in Southampton. Not that new but it will work out!

 

On another note, it could be Quantum. As Spectrum will be replacing Ovation and Quantum. But she will need a refit to suit her to the UK market.

 

 

Does this mean that China is going from 4 ships to 2 with Spectrum and Voyager based in Asia?

[Clarea]

Does this mean that China is going from 4 ships to 2 with Spectrum and Voyager based in Asia?

I thought I read that Voyager was coming back to the US.

[caribbeanboy]

Just this morning I was thinking that if she comes back to the USA, she might be doing short cruises out of Galveston. Florida already got her Voyager Class ships for short cruises.

[Clarea]

Just this morning I was thinking that if she comes back to the USA, she might be doing short cruises out of Galveston. Florida already got her Voyager Class ships for short cruises.

I know that Mariner eventually ends up in Port Canaveral doing 3/4 day cruises, but which Voyager class ship will do those out of Miami?

[caribbeanboy]

I know that Mariner eventually ends up in Port Canaveral doing 3/4 day cruises, but which Voyager class ship will do those out of Miami?

 

I thought Navigator or am I wrong?

[Clarea]

I thought Navigator or am I wrong?

I was not sure if Navigator was switching to 3/4 day cruises, or continuing to do the longer Southern Carib cruises out of Miami.

[accio_7]

Confirmed by President and CEO Michael Bayley of Royal Caribbean International, article here: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/news/quantum-class-ship-for-southampton-13145

[Biker19]

^ Likely Anthem after her dry-dock.

[kevinyork]

That’s good news. We loved our Anthem ex Southampton Cruise in her maiden season and she suits the mixed climate cruises that many ex Southampton cruises are. Indy is great but not so good on the 2 day journey across the Bay Of Biscay in rain.

 

 

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[cruiserdudebobby8]

following, If Anthem goes to Southampton, Could Quantum likely come back to Bayonne? or a Freedom class ship for a summer?

[ONECRUISER]

More discussion about it from yesterday starting at post #1269 https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2531748&page=64

[accio_7]

More discussion about it from yesterday starting at post #1269 https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2531748&page=64

 

My bad, I guess this really didn't deserve its own thread.

 

Mods, if you're reading this, please lock/merge/delete this, thanks!

[Clarea]

My bad, I guess this really didn't deserve its own thread.

 

Mods, if you're reading this, please lock/merge/delete this, thanks!

Merged.

[Desert Cruizers]

I just recently booked the Allure for April 2020, a b2b and she is still listed out of Fort Lauderdale.

[cruiserdudebobby8]

I just recently booked the Allure for April 2020, a b2b and she is still listed out of Fort Lauderdale.

 

 

Allure is only doing a short time from Miami.

[MADflyer]

Voyager would seem to be the likely ship for the 5/9 sailings out of Miami, but Explorer or even Quantum could be wild cards here, with that ship then going to Bayonne for Anthem to cross to Europe for the 2020 season. Or if Indy is replaced by Anthem at Southamton, Indy could go to Bayonne.

 

RCL has confirmed Navigator for short cruises from Miami and Mariner for short cruise out of Port Canaveral on the deployment summary. Enchantment has the short cruise market out of Galveston covered.

 

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2019_2020/2019_2020_DEPLOYMENT_SUMMARY_GUIDE

 

Port Bookings confirm

 

Empress with short Cuba sailings out of Miami

Majesty with short Cuba sailings out of Port Everglades.

Brilliance with 4/5 day sailings out of Tampa

Rhapsody with 7 night sailings out of Tampa

Vision with 7 night sailings out of NOLA

Jewel out of San Juan

INDY with 4/5 night out of Port Everglades.

Serenade longer sailings out of Port Everglades.

[Clarea]

... RCL has confirmed Navigator for short cruises from Miami ... .

Ah, thank-you, I obviously missed that.

[MADflyer]

Explorer or Voyager are both looking to sail to Europe at this time (Quantum could be a wild card for one of them)

Port schedules show Exlplorer with the following ports on its mini season in Europe.

End of World voyage from Asia via Dubai.

10 May 2019 Gibraltar

Cadiz/Lisbon likely.

15 May 2019 Southampton

15 May 2019 Southampton Canary Island

17 May 2019 Funchal Madeira

19 May 2019 Tenerife

20 May 2019 Gibraltar

24 May 2019 Southampton

24 May 2019 Southampton to ?

25 May 2019 Havre Ports

26 May 2019 Vigo Spain

Destination unknown......

The other ship Voyager would most likely take over all the other calls booked under Voyager, Explorer and Navigator and do MED, Canary Island and Norway sailings out of Southampton with a TransAtlantic.

[brevardcruiser]

Canaveral can only dream of longer sailings!

 

 

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[Tall-Cruiser]

Voyager would seem to be the likely ship for the 5/9 sailings out of Miami, but Explorer or even Quantum could be wild cards here, with that ship then going to Bayonne for Anthem to cross to Europe for the 2020 season. Or if Indy is replaced by Anthem at Southamton, Indy could go to Bayonne.

 

RCL has confirmed Navigator for short cruises from Miami and Mariner for short cruise out of Port Canaveral on the deployment summary. Enchantment has the short cruise market out of Galveston covered.

 

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2019_2020/2019_2020_DEPLOYMENT_SUMMARY_GUIDE

 

Port Bookings confirm

 

Empress with short Cuba sailings out of Miami

Majesty with short Cuba sailings out of Port Everglades.

Brilliance with 4/5 day sailings out of Tampa

Rhapsody with 7 night sailings out of Tampa

Vision with 7 night sailings out of NOLA

Jewel out of San Juan

INDY with 4/5 night out of Port Everglades.

Serenade longer sailings out of Port Everglades.

 

With all the work RCI did on Quantum to send it to China and the commotion around that move, do you think they will bring her back West? I will admit, they have done one strange deployment moves including Quantum herself and in some other cases reacting to the competition. Some of those reactions have benefited some areas and ports including Ovation to Alaska and ship adds and changes to PC, Miami and PEV. I guess anything I possible from RCI. The other area that I not accounted for yet is, 9 Nt Southern Caribbean from Florida. Since Navigator is doing the short cruises out of Miami, which ship do you think will do S. Caribbean?

 

Thanks for all the insight you share here.

[Desert Cruizers]

Cruiserdudebobby8, my TA was thinking the Allure might be moved to Port Canaveral for 2020 so was surprised when I told her she was showing going out of FLL.

[Clarea]

Canaveral can only dream of longer sailings!

We had a few weeks of those with Explorer out of PC a few years ago, before she left for Australia. Very nice to do a Southern Carib cruise out of PC.

[direptor]

Personally, i feel that either Voyager or Explorer will stay in Asia and not having both ships return to US/Europe. Voyager may sail over for the refurbishment dued next year but I believe she will be back.

 

RC has been advertising their ships heavily in Singapore lately with advertisements and sponsorships for dramas to film segments on board the ships. I do not think they will be planning to pull out so many ships from Asia market after all the money they spent on them.